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748874

	registered interest
	date	05/07/2017
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	Sex and Relationship Education
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government what is their assessment of the forecast by Barclay's Analysts that the Hinckley Point nuclear power station project will suffer cost overruns of £4.5 billion and a four year delay for completion, and what would be the cost per megawatt hour (MWH) of electricity if those forecasts were realised.
	tabling member printed	Lord Stoddart of Swindon
	uin	HL537
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2017 answer text <p>The Government negotiated a very competitive deal which ensures consumers won’t pay a penny until the station begins generating electricity.</p><p> </p><p>Any construction cost overruns or schedule delays are the responsibility of the developer.</p><p>The Strike price of £92.50 per megawatt hour (2012 prices) set in the Hinkley Point C Contract for Difference will not change as a result of any construction cost increases or delays to completion.</p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton question first answered 19/07/2017 15:29:38 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
	tabling member	950 label Biography information for Lord Stoddart of Swindon

748875

	registered interest
	date	05/07/2017
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	Sex and Relationship Education
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government whether, in light of forecasts of sharply increased costs and delays to the Hinckley Point nuclear power station project, they will review their support for it and state the estimated cost for bringing the project to an end.
	tabling member printed	Lord Stoddart of Swindon
	uin	HL538
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2017 answer text <p>There are no plans to review the Hinkley Point C contract, which the Government believes represents value for money and will deliver a number of benefits including 26,000 jobs and apprenticeships. The developer, NNB is responsible for the project’s funding and construction schedule. Any additional costs incurred are the responsibility of NNBG and will not fall on taxpayers or consumers.</p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton question first answered 19/07/2017 15:27:02 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
	tabling member	950 label Biography information for Lord Stoddart of Swindon

748601

	registered interest
	date	05/07/2017
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	Insulation: Safety
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government on the safety implications of cladding and external wall insulation systems.
	tabling member constituency	Poplar and Limehouse
	tabling member printed	Jim Fitzpatrick
	uin	3062
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2017 answer text <p>My Right Hon Friend the Secretary of State has regular discussions with ministerial colleagues on a number of issues. This includes issues related to the safety of buildings where BEIS can support the Government response to the tragic fire in Grenfell Tower.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 19/07/2017 15:37:01 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
	tabling member	197 label Biography information for Jim Fitzpatrick

748873

	registered interest
	date	05/07/2017
	answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Sex and Relationship Education
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government whether they plan to audit the emergency plans of local authorities to ensure that they are up–to–date and robust.
	tabling member printed	Lord Shipley
	uin	HL536
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2017 answer text <p>The Government currently does not plan to audit local authorities’ emergency plans. Local authorities, as category 1 responders under the Civil Contingency Act 2004, are subject to the full set of civil protection duties and are best placed to develop appropriate emergency plans based on local risks and needs.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 19/07/2017 16:14:24 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
	tabling member	4176 label Biography information for Lord Shipley

748466

	registered interest
	date	05/07/2017
	answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Homes and Communities Agency: Complaints
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many complaints were received by the Homes and Communities Agency's regulatory committee in each year since 2012, and how many such complaints were investigated within a year of being received.
	tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
	tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
	uin	3258
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2017 answer text <p>The Regulator of Social Housing, part of the Homes and Communities Agency, sets consumer standards covering a range of issues, including the quality of accommodation and tenancy arrangements. They publish an annual Consumer Regulation Review which sets out their approach to consumer regulation, how many cases they have considered and case summaries of their findings.</p><p>The process they use to consider complaints which fall under the consumer standards and the number of such complaints is set out in the Consumer Regulation Review for each year, which is published on the Homes and Communities Agency website: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/consumer-regulation-review" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/consumer-regulation-review</a></p><p>The Regulator of Social Housing will publish the Consumer Regulation Review for 2016-17 in the autumn.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 20/07/2017 16:54:17 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

748625

	registered interest
	date	05/07/2017
	answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	High Rise Flats: Fire Prevention
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will list the tower blocks which have been assessed for fire safety since the Grenfell Tower fire and deemed (a) safe and (b) unsafe because (i) the cladding has failed the combustibility test his Department has commissioned and (ii) for other reasons.
	tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
	tabling member printed	John Healey
	uin	3296
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/09/2017 answer text <p>We are currently collecting information from all social housing providers in relation to cladding on tower blocks. Testing is being undertaken by the Building Research Establishment where Aluminium Composite Material (ACM) cladding is identified. We have alerted owners, landlords and managers of private sector residential blocks to the issue and have made the testing facility available to them.</p><p>Where testing of ACM cladding reveals concerns, the priority in the first instance is to work with the relevant local authority and the fire and rescue service to determine the most appropriate course of action. Where we have results for specific areas, and tenants have been informed of the action to be taken, then further details will be released publicly. Local authorities have been asked to contact relevant constituency MPs.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 04/09/2017 14:40:37 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma previous answer version 3148 answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

748626

	registered interest
	date	05/07/2017
	answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Grenfell Tower: Fires
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what additional Government funding is required to make 68 units in the Kensington Row development available to Grenfell Tower survivors at social rent; and whether that funding will be allocated from HM Treasury or from existing departmental allocations.
	tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
	tabling member printed	John Healey
	uin	3219
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2017 answer text <p>Discussions are on going between the parties to the deal. Our priority is to get everyone who has lost their home permanently rehoused as soon as possible, so that they can begin to rebuild their lives. We are working to ensure that the first families can move in to their new homes shortly.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 24/07/2017 15:36:02 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma previous answer version 3147 answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

748492

	registered interest
	date	05/07/2017
	answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Fire Prevention
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the impact of re-cladding on the effectiveness of fire breaks.
	tabling member constituency	Ogmore
	tabling member printed	Chris Elmore
	uin	3031
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2017 answer text <p>The Independent Expert Panel will provide advice to the government on any immediate measures needed to make buildings safe following the Grenfell Tower fire. It is a landlord’s responsibility to ensure that people are kept safe. If building owners decide that they need to re-clad their buildings, this building work will need to be compliant with the requirements of the Building Regulations, including the requirements relating to the prevention of spread of fire over the external walls.</p><p>Guidance on the provision of fire breaks (cavity barriers) is provided in section 9 of Approved Document B.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 20/07/2017 16:23:26 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma previous answer version 3146 answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	4572 label Biography information for Chris Elmore

748469

	registered interest
	date	05/07/2017
	answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Grenfell Tower: Fires
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the possibility of local asbestos contamination as a result of the fire at Grenfell Tower.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds West
	tabling member printed	Rachel Reeves
	uin	2995
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2017 answer text <p>Safety officers working with the emergency services currently on site have tested the air within Grenfell Tower for asbestos and have not detected any levels of concern. When work commences to clear the site there will be a system of engineering work that will prevent any asbestos being released from the site and a programme of regular environmental air monitoring conducted to minimise the risk to local residents and contractors. Public Health England is monitoring air quality around the site and to date has not detected any asbestos in the environment. The results of the monitoring tests are available on the PHE website along with a health explanation at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/628925/Environmental_monitoring_following_the_Grenfell_Tower_fire.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/628925/Environmental_monitoring_following_the_Grenfell_Tower_fire.pdf</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 20/07/2017 16:58:29 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	4031 label Biography information for Rachel Reeves

748604

	registered interest
	date	05/07/2017
	answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Insulation: Safety
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, which regulations set out the safety requirements for cladding and external wall insulation systems; when those requirements were last reviewed; and who last reviewed those requirements.
	tabling member constituency	Poplar and Limehouse
	tabling member printed	Jim Fitzpatrick
	uin	3108
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2017 answer text <p>A number of parts of the Building Regulations are relevant - particularly those relating to structural safety, fire safety, resistance to moisture and conservation of fuel and power. The Building Regulations are kept under review, and the Prime Minister has made clear that we need to look at wider issues in the light of the Grenfell Tower fire.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 20/07/2017 16:52:49 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	197 label Biography information for Jim Fitzpatrick